Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:47 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:09 am – 3:58 pm
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People9,690 residentsin the Faringdon & Stanford census areaMedian age 43.44,229 households63% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright18% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,901 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, education 13%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 51% go by car, 3% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C624 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCarswell Manorhistoric site · 1.9 miRabbit Hillhill · under a mileSweet's Hillhill · under a mileFaringdon Folly Towerhistoric site · 2.5 miStanford Park Islandisland · 1.8 miVale of White Horsevalley · 1.9 miPeat Bottom Woodwoodland · under a mileBuckland Warrenwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesFolly Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 6 haThe Greenpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200044 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202534 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.9 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,904 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation83 m272 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 102 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWantage Community Hospital5.9 miGP surgeryWhite Horse Medical Practice2.9 miPharmacyFaringdon Pharmacy3.0 miDentistDental Surgery3.1 miPolice stationThames Valley Police - Wantage Police Station7.1 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Stanford in the Vale1.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimaryStanford In the Vale CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 205 pupils1.1 miPrimaryShellingford Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Schoolages 4-11, 85 pupils1.5 miSecondaryFaringdon Community Collegeages 11-18, 1,382 pupils3.3 miCollegeAbingdon and Witney College9.9 miUniversityUniversity of Oxford13.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR47 miRailway stationAppleford12 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre13 miBus stops11 within a mileEV chargingGridserveBuckland1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SN7 postcode district.
